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HOUSE BUILDING & REMODELING BUSINESS xx BUSINESS xx HOUSE BUILDING & REMODELING Does it pay to be your own contractor? Advice from building experts. Tips on choosing a remodeling contractor. Dealing with your contractor when you decide to make changes halfway through a remodeling job. Advice on how to find the right contractor for home remodeling. No-stress contracting. Ten strategies to keep in mind when remodeling a home using a contractor. Six steps to home renovating. Includes tips on selecting a contractor and budgeting. Taking the gloves off. Guidelines to developing a good relationship with your building or remodeling contractor. Tip for encouraging your remodeling contractor to hold down contingency costs. How to schedule volunteer construction workers. Advice from Habitat for Humanity on providing low-cost housing. Model building code primer. A directory of national organizations which play a role in deliberating building code issues and establishing the standards included in codes. Advice on approaching local administrators to secure code changes. How to manage construction jobsite safety. Includes a jobsite safety review checklist. How to recruit and keep volunteer construction workers for nonprofit housing groups. Risk control in low-cost construction management. Tips on achieving a desirable balance between risk and cost in the construction business. A look at the ways you can work with a contractor. The pros and cons of the various approaches. Fixing up old homes for money. Story of how one couple in the Chicago area makes a living by buying old houses that are "handyman specials", fixing them up and reselling them. The art of recycling houses. A look at the work of Sam and Mary Weir who have made a handsome living by buying older houses, fixing them up and selling them at a profit. How to work with contractors. Home improvement contractors and contracts. Advice from Sylvia Porter. A contractor talks about how to deal with contractors. Choosing the right remodeling contractor to work on your home. Contracting your home. A guide to orchestrating the people, materials and tasks. Includes a 60-point checklist. About the business of building. Some thoughts on how fee structures and architectual supervision affect the public's opinion of contractors. The art and science of cost estimating for the small home builder. Drawing up a contract. A carefully worded document will prevent confusion and costly misunderstandings between a home builder and his client. A look at the cost-plus contract. Organizing the remodeling project. How one builder creates order at the job site. Tips on protecting the clients home (or neighbors) from the "mess" associated with remodeling or building. Flow chart maps the tasks to be accomplished, time, and sequence of work. Running the company. Ideas on organization and management for home builders. A builder's liability. Knowing where you stand in the age of expressed and implied warranties. Arbitration. Alternatives to the courts to resolve disputes in the construction industry. Includes tips on avoiding misunderstandings. Tips on converting to the metric system in the U.S. building industry. Structuring your business. Basics of a sole proprietorship, partnership, and a corporation. Job closeout. Ideas for checklists and schedules to help finish on time and within budget. Change orders. Suggested procedures for getting construction change authorizations in writing from the people authorized to make them. Decoding building codes. Common sense and open lines of communication unravel the tangle of regulations. Preparing an owner's manual and roughing book (a detailed collection of construction photos) for a new house. How to work with a contractor. How to select a reputable insulation contractor. Negotiating a remodeling contract. Advice from a professional. Pros and cons of contractor licensing debated. Includes tips to avoid problems with a contractor. How to cut contractor costs. A time- and money-saving guide to home remodeling projects. Just add planning. Important tips for coordinating a contract-it-yourself kit-home project. Accompanying articles look at various kits for building home additions, post-and-beam houses, log houses, garages, and storage buildings. Avoiding disputes with remodeling contractors. Tips on choosing a contractor and the written contract. Self-contracting. Money saver or headache? Some advice for those planning a home-improvement project. Be your own house contractor. SPECIAL GUIDE to the PBS television series "Hometime". (1) How to work with designers, choose contractors and coordinate schedules. (2) Foundation options. (3) Framing fundamentals. (4) Mechanical systems (plumbing, heating, electrical). (5) Finishing the shell (roofing, siding, windows). (6) Energy efficiency. (7) Interior finishing. (8) Choosing & installing cabinets. Hiring help. Choosing a professional who can help with a major remodeling or expansion project. Part 1. Designers. Hiring help. Part 2. Contractors. Turning a profit from a home-fixup hobby. A look at an Oklahoma family who buys, restores and rents houses. Contracts and contractors. How to get a good deal on your remodeling job. Build your own home. What you should know before you become your own contractor. How to work with a home-improvement contractor. Tips on how to make a living from a home insulation business. Tips on what to look for when choosing an old dwelling to fix up and sell. A guide to when and how to hire a contractor. Be your own contractor. Save 25% and get a better house in the bargain. Be your own contractor. A foolproof construction contract. Legal advice for the homeowner-contractor. Be your own contractor. Finding the right people. A step-by-step guide to hiring good subcontractors. Tips on professionals that can give expert advice when you are planning to build a new home or remodel an existing one. Design services, builders, remodeling contractors, kitchen and bath specialists, interior designers and architects are described and tips given on when and how to use each one. Having a house built for you. A guide for the first-time buyer of a custom-built house. A guide to engineers who can provide professional assistance with structural and mechanical work in an old house. Definitions explain different types of engineers, what they do and how they charge. Includes tips on selecting an engineer. Working with contractors. How to have a good relationship. Suggestions on methods for finding one, verifying his qualifications, defining the job. Also looks at necessary paperwork including the contract, change order forms, pre-completion punch list and the final sign-off. Construction management. A creative alternative to using a general contractor when building or remodeling. Home remodeling dollars and sense. Tips on cost vs. value, selecting a contractor, etc. Working with contractors. Tips on planning, selecting a contractor, contracts, etc. Homeowner's 10-point checklist to help in the selection and monitoring of a home improvement contractor. Tips on finding a good home-improvement contractor and a summary of the details that should appear in a contract. Filling the contractor's workboots. A look at what it takes to be your own general contractor. Remodeling perils and how to sidestep the pitfalls when working with a contractor. Remodeler warranties. An overview of the value and recourse under such warranties. Getting a variance. How to win exceptions to zoning regulations when remodeling a house. Before you hire a moonlighter. Liability and insurance considerations which the homeowner should understand when hiring laborers or remodeling contractors. When not to do it yourself. Veteran remodeling contractors and other industry experts tell how to avoid D-I-Y headaches. Time and materials home improvement contracts. A look at the pros and cons, plus tips on selecting a contractor. How to live through remodeling. Readers share 14 experiences. Suggestions include planning, taking bids, choosing a contractor, avoiding financial conflicts, living & cooking arrangements, dealing with workmen and handling the mess. The ins and outs of getting a building permit. Advice on how to hire a contractor for a successful remodeling project. When you are the contractor. Advice on supervising the construction of an addition. A project checklist that will help determine which contractor to hire for a home remodeling project. Three tests to help find the right contractor for a project. House-training your contractor. How to establish house rules with a contractor before work on the project begins. Working alongside the pros. Work-sharing on a home remodeling project. What to expect from being one on the subcontractors on your own jog site. Advice on working out a detailed agreement with a home remodeling contractor. Your checkbook is the boss. Advice on a well-written payment schedule when doing home remodeling. Lessons from finishing school. How to create a punch list of items to be completed or corrected in a home remodeling job. How to avoid five homeowner habits that could turn a home remodeling project into a nightmare. Making sense out of bids. How to choose the right contractor when the bids you receive for home remodeling are widely different. Home center professionals reveal the most common product-ordering mistakes and how to avoid them. A guide to ordering materials used in home renovation. How to fire your contractor. Advice on how to break a home remodeling contract in mid-remodel without becoming a further victim, and how to hire a new contractor to finish the job. Adding extras amiably. How to keep a remodeling project on track even when those inevitable add-ons arise. Orchestrating your project. Tips to keep a remodeling project on tempo all the way to the end. Hiring specialists for big jobs. Tips on finding and choosing a specialty contractor. Suggestions for where to cut costs without cutting quality when having house remodeling done by a professional. Advice on when and why you should let a contractor purchase building and remodeling supplies. The art of inspection. Advice to the homeowner on making daily walk-through inspections of a construction or remodeling project. Fending off decison fatigue. Knowing what decisions to make and when will keep your project on schedule. Establishing sensible payment plans for a remodeling contractor. A basic list of safeguards to consider before signing a home remodeling contract. Room addition. Part 1. A look at building codes, financing, planning and picking a contractor to put up the shell. | |||||||||
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